tablecloth

See also: table-cloth and table cloth

English
A tablecloth placed over a table.

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Etymology

From Middle English tabyllcloth, table cloth, tabylle clothe, a partial translation of earlier Middle English bord cloth, bordcloth (“tablecloth”), from Old English bordclāþ, equivalent to table +‎ cloth.

Noun

tablecloth (plural tablecloths)

  1. A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
    • 1893: Horatio Alger, Jr., Facing the World
      Just across the field stood a small house. In the yard the week's washing was hung out. Among the articles was a red tablecloth.

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